Dr. Narmadha @ sivagami pethachi hall 15-12 - live blog

[sureshvv]

Started with darbar varnam - violin sounded slightly weak and screechy although it was loud enough.

Hamsadvani ragam with lot of slides - seemed a bit overdone. Koteeswara iyer's varana mukhavai. swaras in slow speed with elaborate korvai. Swaras in faster speed.

Lavavnya rama in poorna shadjam with swaras.

Nijamarmamulu in umabharanam to commemorate madurai mani iyer's centenary year. chitta swaram and elaborate kalpana swaras.

Fabulous raga alapana of manavathi & thyagaraja's ekaika kriti in this raga followed. Violin sounds a lot more solid & strong.

Raga alapana of simhendra madhyamam followed by asaindhadum mayil ondru. She briefly sang the pallavi line and gave the meaning.

[sureshvv]

round of fast swaras and then a deluge of lightning fast swaras.

Kalaharana in suddha saveri now

Auditorium fast approaching freezing point.

Kaatrinile varum geetham. Very lilting. Big round of applause.

Sahana ragam now.

[cienu]

Auditorium fast approaching freezing point.

[arasi]

Cienu,
On the stage, it's worse, I hear. On the 11th, you at least had a jacket on

[Bhoominaathan]

Giripai in Shahana(RST)
Thulasidas Bhajan in Behag
PArukulle
Jayati Jayati BhArathamaatha were the rest of the songs in the concert.

A very melodious concert.

[cienu]

was the Tulsidas Bhajan , Naininame Siyaram ?

[Bhoominaathan]

cienu,
I am not sure .